Janet Todd exclusive: Kickboxing great talks about ONE Championship, social media stars and more

Janet Todd is one of the most exciting and dominant strikers on the ONE Championship Muay Thai and Kickboxing rosters. 

The current ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion will be heading to ONE 159 to face Lara Fernandez for the Interim ONE Muay Thai Women’s Atomweight Championship.

We spoke to ‘JT’ ahead of her attempt to become Atomweight Champion in two different disciplines about her preparation, social media influencers moving into the fight game and more.

Here is what Janet Todd had to say about her upcoming ONE Championship 159 contest against Lara Fernandez on Friday 22nd July 2022.

HEADING: ONE Championship 159: Fight Card, Date, UK Start Time, Live Stream and More

GMS: You’re competing in the co-main event of ONE 159 against Lara Fernandez for the Interim Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship, are there any changes in mental preparation when you compete in Muay Thai as opposed to Kickboxing?

Janet Todd: In terms of mental or physical? For mental it’s the same whenever I’m competing, I’m always staying prepared for a fight no matter whether I’m competing in Kickboxing or Muay Thai. In terms of physical, it is different because of the rules and size of the gloves, so my defensive training and clinch work ahead of a Muay Thai contest is very different.

GMS: Fernandez has never fought at a professional level at Atomweight, do you think that gives you an advantage on the night?

Janet Todd: I believe she has fought at lower weight limits, maybe not Atomweight but when you’re given an opportunity such as this to compete for an Interim ONE Championship title you’ll do everything you can to get prepared. I don’t think that is going to be an issue for her as she already competes in divisions where you have to weigh